Malted Milk Ice Cream
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A couple of months ago I was on a serious malt kick. I had ordered some malted milk powder from King Arthur Flour and went on a malt bender; most notable were the Chocolate Malted Whopper Cookies and Malted Vanilla Milkshake. Seriously delicious. The malted milk powder takes just about everything to another level. Chocolate, vanilla, and of course… ice cream. If malt powder makes milkshakes dream-a-licious, then just imagine a milkshake made with malted milk ice cream… Whoppers and all!
I tasted the ice cream before I stirred in the Whoppers candy and can honestly say that it is equally as good with or without. The ice cream itself is packed full of that wonderful malt flavor, and it is only intensified once the Whoppers are stirred in. Some of the candy stayed crunchy and some softened a bit in the ice cream, so there is a nice mix of textures.
On a related note, I just remembered that July in National Ice Cream month! How fun is that?! What’s the best ice cream you’ve had so far this month?
One year ago: S’mores Whoopie Pies
Two years ago: Snickerdoodles
Three years ago: Fresh Blueberry Pie
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Malted Milk Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup (236.59 ml) half-and-half
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 2 cups (476 ml) heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup (83.33 g) malt powder
- 6 egg yolks
- 2 cups (200 g) malted milk balls, Whoppers, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- 1. Warm the half-and-half, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan. In a large bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, vanilla and malt powder and set a mesh strainer on top.
- 2. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks. Slowly pour the warm mixture in the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan.
- 3. Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula. Pour the custard through the strainer and whisk it into the malted milk mixture. Stir until cool over an ice bath.
- 4. Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. As you remove the ice cream from the machine, fold in the chopped malted milk balls.
Notes
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I have made this twice within the past month; it is perfectly creamy and smooth. A little goes a long way, as it is rich, but much better than not knowing what is in the store variety of ice cream. It is as close as you can get to Tillamook’s “Malted Moo” ice cream and it’s the best! Thank you for a great recipe. I will be trying more from your site, ice cream and others.
I’m European, so can you please explain to me what malted milk is?
Hi Mae, Malted milk powder is made from a mixture of malted barley, wheat flour and evaporated whole milk. It’s wonderful, especially in dairy products like ice cream and milkshakes!
I just made/ate this. WOW! I honestly might add a tablespoon or two more of malted milk powder but that’s just personal preference. Rather then use malted milk balls, I used David Leibowitz’s recipe for stracciatella and it complimented the ice cream PERFECTLY. It’s a lot less work than other ice creams because you just add the powder right to the custard.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for making my belly so happy!!!
Thanks for this recipe. Made it today and it was easy and the family loved it. After we made it, we threw it in the freezer for about an hour so that it was a little bit harder (rather than soft serve style), and it was just perfect. Thanks again.
Hi Michelle,
Is 2/3 Cups equal to 2 or 3 Cups or is it 2 thirds?
Two-thirds.
Hello. I live in Lebanon where so many of the ice cream companies here use powdered milk instead of fresh cream so i have resorted to making homemade ice cream and it has been a huge success so far thanks to your site :o}
If i cant find malt powder here, is there anything that i can replace it with? Thanks.
Hi Fadia, Unfortunately, I’m not sure what you could replace the malted milk powder with that will still impart that same flavor. If you have Ovaltine available to you, that might work.